Burning Season Regulations

Open Burning Season Starts January 15 and Ends May 1

Permit Required from the Fire Department

Effective January 1st 2016, you must have authorization to burn yard waste in Agawam. Once obtained, authorization is valid for the entire burning season (January 15th to May 1st) and will allow you burn throughout the season provided conditions are safe. The processing fee is $10.00 annually. Apply for burning permits

Authorization Number

Once the application is processed, you will be issued an authorization number; save this number. You must contact the Agawam Fire Department at 413-786-2662 after 9:30 a.m. on days you wish to burn to ensure that conditions are safe. You will be asked for your authorization number at that time. If dry or windy conditions exist or are likely then you will not be permitted to burn.

Burning Regulations

Open burning must be a minimum of 50 feet from all buildings, must be conducted between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., and must take place on the land closest to the source of material to be burned according to Department of Environmental Protection regulations (310 CMR DEP 7.07).

All open burning activities must comply with NFPA 1 10.11.3, 10.11.4 and 310 CMR 7.07.